Engines Although some small helicopters still use piston engines (also called reciprocating engines, similar to the ones used in cars and trucks), most now use gas turbines more like the jet engines on conventi
An airplane by its nature wants to fly. A helicopter does not want to fly. It is maintained in the air by a variety of forces and controls working in opposition to each other, and if there is any disturbance in this delicate balance, the helicopter stops flying, immediately and disastrous...
An airplane by its nature wants to fly. A helicopter does not want to fly. It is maintained in the air by a variety of forces and controls working in opposition to each other, and if there is any disturbance in this delicate balance, the helicopter stops flying, immediately and disastrous...
So why does the M-1 tank use a 1,500 horsepower gas turbine engine instead of a diesel engine? It turns out that there are two big advantages of the turbine over the diesel: Gas turbine engines have a great power-to-weight ratio compared to reciprocating engines. That is, the amou...
Understand what an external combustion engine is, learn the types of external combustion engines, and see their parts. Related to this QuestionHow much force does a jet engine produce? How much air does a jet engine consume? How much thrust does a RC jet engine produce? How many pounds of...
Renting a helicopter is the perfect solution for every business person. This is even a much better option than renting a plane. There are helipads in many places and every major company has its own helipad. It allows you to directly reach the designated meeting place quickly and on time. HE...
The Norwegian coast has many islands. A journey to them can take a long time. Jøsendal therefore asks: “Can an eVTOL become the medical boat of the future between the islands?” The answer is possibly. In the development project, there are three questions the partners want...
A Technique For Producing Ideas, By James Webb Young Originally published in the 1940s, this little book is a treasured secret among many creatives. It succinctly and simply describes the process of generating ideas better than any other material I have encountered. Don’t be fooled by how lig...
But not all jet engines work this way: some produce hardly any rocket exhaust at all. Instead, most of their power is harnessed by the turbine—and the shaft attached to the turbine is used to power a propeller (in a propeller airplane), a rotor blade (in a helicopter), a giant fan...
Each night, a helicopter with infrared technology flies the perimeter of the fire, measuring heat zones and hotspots and generating the daily fire footprint for the map. The first goal is 100 percent containment, which means that the entire perimeter of the fire is an uninterrupted line of ...